"This
is the most traditional Hanukkah treat for Sephardic Jews who come
from Greece and Turkey. Bimuelos
(or burmuelos) is the pastry's Judeo-Spanish name, loukoumades (or
loukoumathes) is its Greek one, and lokma
is its Turkish one. Sephardic Jews actually use the name "bimuelos"
for a number of foods in addition to this one. For instance, it can
also mean pancakes or fried patties, or even a type of baked muffins."
Gloria
Kaufer Greene